5/29/08 vs Rockies; W 8-4; (33-21)

The Chicago Cubs are officially one third of the way through the 2008 season. They own the best record in all of the major leagues. I hate to say this, but thank you White Sox for beating the Devil Rays today. They are also twelve games above .500 for the first time this year, thanks to thier 8-4 win over the Rockies. In 1908, they were 32-19-1 after the first third of the season. The 1945 team wasn't that far ahead and neither was the 2003 team.

The Cubs have become a team that can win late. This game marks the fourth game in a row they have scored after the seventh. Three of those brought them wins, the fourth was just an insurance run. The great thing about this team is the stoppers once we get the lead. The bullpen was dominant tonight, with Marmol and Wood striking out five of six batters faced.

The offense broke out and scored as many runs tonight as it had the entire seriers against the Dodgers. Everyone in the starting lineup recorded a hit, except Geovany Soto, who hit a sac fly for the GWRBI, one night after the sac fly to send it to extra innings. Maybe it is right time, right place. Maybe it is clutch hitting.

Micah Hoffpauir had a late pinch hit at bat and picked up his first major league RBI. Derek Lee hit his 13th home run tonight. Ramirez, Fukudome and DeRosa all doubled. Thank heaven DeRosa did. I picked him up in my fantasy league this week and he was hitless until that double. As a good Cub fan, I was considering dropping him so he could go back on a hot streak.